AmaWaterways
AmaDara
- Cruises
- 14
- From
- $2,039
The verdict
Which should you choose?
AmaDara is an intimate AmaWaterways ship carrying 124 passengers, in service since 2016. Joy is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2016.
Choose AmaDara if you want more space per passenger, more adventure and nature or more crew per passenger: it outscores Joy for adventure & nature (8.0 vs 5.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores, it has 16.1 gross tons per passenger (vs 7.7) and it has a crew member for every 2.4 passengers (vs 3.8).
Choose Joy if you want better-rated dining or better-rated staterooms: it outscores AmaDara for dining (8.0 vs 6.0) and staterooms (8.5 vs 7.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores.
Side by side
Specifications
marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.
| AmaDara | Joy | |
|---|---|---|
| Cruise line | AmaWaterways | Tauck River Cruises |
| Ship size | Intimate | Intimate |
| Maiden voyagenewer highlighted | 2016 | 2016 |
| Gross tonnage | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Passengers | 124 | 130 |
| Crew | 52 | 34 |
| Passengers per crew memberfewer is better | 2.4 (better) | 3.8 |
| Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier | 16.1 (better) | 7.7 |
| Cabins | 62 | — |
| Decks | 3 | 4 |
| Length | 302 ft | 443 ft |
| Beam | 46 ft | 39 ft |
| Cruiseable ratingout of 10 | 9 / 10 | 10 / 10 (better) |
| Cruises on sale | 14 | 17 |
| Upcoming sailings | 188 | 67 |
| Cruise lengths | 7 to 15 nights | 5 to 14 nights |
| Fares fromlower highlighted | $2,039 | — |
Bliss scores
How they rate, out of 10
Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. AmaDara leads on 6 of the ten, Joy on 2, with 2 level.
- Active
- Adventure & nature
- Cultural
- Dining
- Entertainment
- Family friendly
- Party
- Romantic
- Spa & fitness
- Staterooms
AmaWaterways
AmaDara
Sailing on the AmaDara on the often bucolic, always exotic Mekong River in Southeast Asia meant passing paddy fields of shimmering rice stretching to the horizon, golden Khmer pagodas and Buddhist stupas, floating villages built on stilts, floating markets whose wares are sold from colorfully painted boats, and cone-hatted fishermen…
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14 cruises on sale, from $2,039.
Tauck River Cruises
Joy
Cruising exclusively along the riverscapes of the Danube, ms Joy is part of the Inspiration class of riverboats from Tauck River Cruises.
Highlights
- Twenty two 300-sq. ft. suites and 8 loft cabins with an additional view
- Complimentary Internet
Sailing now
17 cruises on sale.
Questions
AmaDara or Joy?
Which is bigger, AmaDara or Joy?
AmaDara is bigger at 2,000 gross tons, against 1,000 gross tons for Joy. AmaDara carries 124 passengers and Joy carries 130.
Which ship is newer, AmaDara or Joy?
Both made their maiden voyage in 2016.
Which has more space per passenger?
AmaDara, with 16.1 gross tons per passenger against 7.7 on Joy. The higher the figure, the more ship there is for each guest.
Which has more crew per passenger?
AmaDara, with one crew member for every 2.4 passengers against one for every 3.8 on Joy.
Which is better for families?
They score the same for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 6.0 out of 10.
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